Heart risk under the knife: new study tracks anesthesia dangers in rare cardiac condition
NCT ID NCT07655102
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Sep 09, 2026 · Updated 2 times
Summary
This observational study will follow 200 adults with Brugada Syndrome who need anesthesia for surgery or other procedures. Researchers want to see how often dangerous heart rhythms occur during and up to 30 days after anesthesia. They will also check if certain anesthetic drugs or factors like fever raise the risk. No extra treatments or changes to care are involved.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this study could provide clearer safety guidelines for anesthesia in Brugada Syndrome patients, potentially reducing life-threatening heart rhythm complications during surgery.
- What could go wrong
- This is an observational registry, not a controlled trial, so it cannot prove cause and effect. Results may be limited by the small number of participants and variability in clinical practices across centers.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Participants
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About 200 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Jul 2026
- Expected to finish
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Dec 2028
An estimate. End dates often move.
- Lead sponsor
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Other sponsor
The registry's catch-all category, for sponsors it does not file as a company, a government agency, or a research network.
Who can take part
This study's own entry requirements. Only the study team can say for certain whether you qualify.
Who is studied
The study population will consist of adult patients with a confirmed diagnosis of Brugada Syndrome receiving care at participating tertiary and secondary hospitals. Patients will be identified through preoperative anaesthesia assessments, hospital admissions, and operating room schedules. The registry will include consecutive patients undergoing any type of anaesthetic procedure (general, locoregional, or sedation) for surgical or non-surgical interventions as part of routine clinical care. Participating centres are expected to include institutions with experience in the perioperative management of cardiac patients, ensuring representation of real-world clinical practice across different healthcare settings.
- Ages
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Children (under 18), adults (18 to 64) and older adults (65 and over)
- Sex
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Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
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Not accepted
This study is not open to healthy volunteers. The entry requirements below say who it is open to.
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Copied word for word from the study's registry entry, so the wording is the study team's rather than ours.
Patients should match all the inclusion criteria to be entered for data collection: * Documented type 1 Brugada ECG pattern (spontaneous, fever-related, or induced by sodium-channel blocker challenge/other recognised provocation test) with a diagnosis considered compatible with Brugada syndrome by the treating cardiology team. * Undergoing general anaesthesia, monitored sedation, loco-regional anaesthesia for any surgical, diagnostic, interventional, obstetric or other non-surgical procedure (including epidural analgesia for labour and sedation for endoscopy). Patients with one or more exclusion criteria will not be included for data collection and analysis: * No documented type 1 Brugada ECG pattern, uncertain diagnosis without sufficient supporting data. * Refusal to participate in the study.
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Conditions
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How to take part
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Hospital Clinic de Barcelona
RECRUITINGBarcelona, Barcelona, 08036, Spain
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